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| name = 2022 Silchar Floods<br />
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| fatalities = 200+<ref name="Hindu"/><br />
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| duration = {{start date|2022|06|19|df=y}} – {{end date |2022|06|30|df=y}}<br />
| affected = 32 districts of North East India<br />
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The '''2022 Silchar Floods''' were floods that occurred in the state of [[Assam]], [[India]] beginning 19 June 2022, due to a breach of [[Dyke (embankment)|dyke]] of the [[Barak River]] at Bethkundi. The flooding affected 5.4 million people across 32 districts and caused the deaths of over 200<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-29 |title=Assam floods: 12 more dead, 31.5 lakh affected, Silchar still under water |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assam-floods-12-more-dead-31-5-lakh-affected-silchar-still-under-water-101656523143090.html |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> people across the effected districts.<ref name="Outlook">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=5 July 2022|title=What Is Causing Unprecedented Floods In Assam? Climate Change Or Sloppy Management?|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/what-is-causing-unprecedented-floods-in-assam-climate-change-or-sloppy-management--news-204211|newspaper=Outlook}}</ref><ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=6 July 2022|title=Encephalitis deaths add to post-flood worries in Assam|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/encephalitis-deaths-add-to-post-flood-worries-in-assam/article65608737.ece|newspaper=Hindu}}</ref> [[Silchar]] town, located just 1&nbsp;km from the dyke was the worst affected, with 90 percent of the town underwater.<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news |last= Jaiswal|first= Umanand|date=4 July 2022|title=Assam: Three more held for damaging Silchar dyke|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/assam-three-more-held-for-damaging-silchar-dyke/cid/1872982|newspaper=Telegraph}}</ref> While there are several reasons that caused the floods in the region to the extent that it did,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Time |first=The Readers |date=2022-06-26 |title=7 Reasons and Measures of Flood in Silchar: Infrastructural or Geographical Issue |url=https://thereaderstime.in/2022/06/26/7-reasons-of-flood-in-silchar-silchar-flood/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=The Readers Time |language=en-US}}</ref> there is a definite man-made aspect to the degree of damage that it caused. The Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sharma also noted this in his address to the people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quint |first=The |date=2022-07-07 |title=2 Held After CM Sarma Says Silchar Floods Man-Made; Cop Denies Communal Angle |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/2-held-after-cm-himanta-says-silchar-floods-man-made-sp-stresses-no-communal-angle |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref><br />
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On 2 July, one man named Kabul Khan was arrested for breaching the embankment which caused the floods. He had also taken a video of the breach.<ref name="NIE">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=2 July 2022|title=Assam: Man arrested for breached Barak embankment that led to Silchar flooding|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/jul/02/assam-man-arrested-for-breached-barak-embankment-that-led-to-silchar-flooding-2472200.html|newspaper=New Indian Express}}</ref> By 6 July, 3 more people were arrested for the deed.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |last= Goswami|first= BB|date=4 July 2022|title=Assam: 3 more held in Silchar dyke sabotage case|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/3-more-held-in-silchar-dyke-sabotage-case/articleshow/92643117.cms|newspaper=Times of India}}</ref> The Chief Minister of Assam [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]] said that the flood was a man made calamity and those responsible would face a harsh punishment.<ref name="Guwahati Plus">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=6 July 2022|title=Silchar Flood: 3 people arrested for breaking Barak river embankment|url=https://www.guwahatiplus.com/assam/silchar-flood-3-people-arrested-for-breaking-barak-river-embankment|newspaper=Guwahati Plus}}</ref> He termed the act as a sabotage.<ref name="Frontline"/><br />
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Silchar town remained submerged for 11 days, with water rising up to {{convert|12|ft|m|abbr=off}} in some places.<ref name="Frontline">{{cite news|last= Talukdar|first= Sushanta|date=25 August 2022|title=Silchar submerged: How illegal cutting of embankment led to floods|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/silchar-floods-how-illegal-cutting-of-embankment-led-to-submerged-city/article65616524.ece|newspaper=Frontline| access-date= 18 September 2022}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Floods in India]]<br />
[[Category:2022 floods in Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Man-made disasters in India]]<br />
[[Category:June 2022 events in India]]<br />
[[Category:Disasters in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:2022 disasters in India]]<br />
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